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Municipal Alcohol Policy Scan Webinar, Public Health Ontario

Online
October 22, 2015

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

In October 2014, Public Health Ontario conducted a provincial municipal alcohol policy scan on behalf of the Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines public health working group. This presentation will include a brief history of municipal alcohol policies (MAPs), including the benefits, challenges, key components, and roles within a public health context. It will provide an overview of the provincial MAP scan, which will include the scope of the scan and some of the scan’s quantitative and qualitative results. Additionally, the webinar will highlight Grey Bruce Public Health Unit's ongoing work with local municipalities to address alcohol-related harms through the development of the municipal alcohol policy template. The Grey Bruce Health Unit's presentation will:

Inform participants of the events that precipitated the development of the template.

Share processes used to collaboratively develop the MAP template.

Identify short-term outcomes based on the evaluation of the template tool.

Highlight next steps and recommendations from the evaluation report.

Presenters: Jason LeMar, Jason Weppler

Learning Objectives:

To understand the importance of MAPs

To gain understanding of the scope of the Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines public health working group provincial MAP scan

To get a snapshot perspective of MAPs in Ontario.

To profile recent experiences and lessons from communities involved with MAP development.

To increase knowledge of one approach used to develop, implement and evaluate a MAP template.

Public Health Ontario is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodations to participate in this event, please contact 647-260-7471 or hpcb@oahpp.ca.